D'Arcy Waldegrave: The Games have been a wonder to behold

The French have definitely turned it on. 

The Olympic Opening Ceremony turned a few heads with its very Gallic expressionism, but that was all fluff that mattered little in the grand scale of things. The exuberant colour and use of the beauty of France though has not stopped. 

Exit stage left for the artists, musicians, and thespians, and hello to the main event. 

The Games to date has been a visual symphony, the TV coverage across the disciplines has been exemplary, and the venues have been works of art, from where they have been set up, to how they’ve been displayed. 

The use of Paris’ plethora of architectural icons, selected and positioned for maximum effect, along with the explosive colour palette all expertly curated and integrated into the television coverage, has been something to behold. 

All of this without distracting from the point of the exercise, but actually enhancing what is a 5-star global product. 

It is one enormous undertaking, a fiscally challenging exercise that provides no financial dividend - quite probably the hosts will be paying for the experience through many generations.  

The point of course is not keeping bean-counters happy, the point is showing off France, promoting the nation to the world, resplendent in its finest possible attire. 

The populace has responded en masse with tremendous attendance and the visiting hoards have added to this superb display. 

The competition remains the absolute focus, this has never faltered, nor should it, and the supporting background cast is setting this Olympics up to be one of the best ever staged. 

It’s only halfway through, but already the games of the 33rd Olympiad have been a wonder to behold. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:06):
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Waldegrave from newstalk s B.

Speaker 2 (00:11):
Seven seven on the All Sport Breakfast and the French
have definitely turned it on. The Olympic opening ceremony turned
a few heads with its very gallic expressionism, but that
was well, it was all fluff that mattered little in
the grand scale of things. The exuberant color and the
use of the beauty of France, though, has not stopped.

(00:34):
So exit stage left for the artists and the musicians
and the thespians and hello to the main event. The
Games today has been a visual symphony. The TV coverage
across the disciplines has been exemplary and the venues have
been works of art, from where they have been set
up to how they've been displayed. The use of Paris's

(00:54):
plethora of architectural icons selected and positioned for maximum effect,
along with the explosive color Pellette use expertly curated and
integrated into the Ellison coverage, has been something extraordinary that
all of this without distracting from the point of the exercise,
but actually enhancing what is a five star global product.

(01:18):
There is one enormous undertaking a fiscally challenging exercise that
really provides no financial livitent at all, but quite probably
the post will be paying for the experience. The host,
excuse me, be paying for the experience through many, many generations.
The point, of course, though, it is not to keep
the being count is happy. You'd never hold it if
that was the point of the exercise. The point is

(01:41):
showing off France, promoting the nation to the world resplendent in.

Speaker 3 (01:46):
Its finest possible attire. The populace has responded on mass
as well with tremendous attendance, and the visiting hordes have
added to this superb display. The competition, though, still remains
the absolute focus that is never faltered and nor it should.
Supporting a background car though setting this Olympics up to

(02:08):
be one of the best ever staged. It's only halfway through,
but already the games of the thirty third Olympiad have
been a wonder to behold. That's all.

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